Horseshoe



TTUBNEYS w.l.1. CAHILL HORSESHOE llllllllllllllllllllll IlllllllllIlllllllllllllllill le* riginal Filed July 28, 1922 lllllW .Fume 3 R924,

Illllllllllllllllllllll portions 7 and S to conflict with each other. By reason of the fact that this plate is removable, and in a veryisimple manner, the toe calks and clips can be removed at any time whenever it is desired to relieve the horses foot from the pressure and confining influence of the toe clip without otherwise affecting the disposition of the shoe on the foot.

In order also to provide means whereby stones and dirt will not collect in the usual manner in the hollow portion of a horses toot, between the edges and the frog of the toot, and tend to injure the horse, I have provided a removable plate 9 made of any suitable material, of which some light metal such as aluminum is an example; and this plate is shaped to conform to the opening between the parts of the shoe, as shown in Fig. e, by providing a depressed portion 14 simulating the shape of the frog of the foot. This plate 9 has attached thereto at the rear end thereof, a crossbar 10 having end portions adapted to lie in the space between tlie heels 3 and the ends of the shoe. These end portions 11 abut the ends of the gripping plates 9, and are tirmly spaced on the shoe by reason of these engagements. The forward end of the plate is provided with an extension 12 having an aperture through which a bolt or other device 13 passes. This device 13, which may be a setscrew, engages in an aperture in the front end of the shoe and holds the front end of the plate 9 ilirmly tliereagainst. This setscrew or fastening means also passes through the aperture in the portion 7 in the toe plate so that this single means will hold the plate 9 and the toe plate I on the shoe. To remove these plates, it is merely necessary to loosen the bolts 13, whereupon tlie plate 9 and thetoe plate 4L canbe taken out both together or either one separately.

lVith regard to the use of the plate'9, it is often found, especially with racing horses, that in practice they oiten lame themselves by picking up stones and having their feet become clogged with clay, but by having this plate on the shoe this tendency to become lanie is eliminated. By being made of some light material, the plate will not seriously atl'ect the running of the horse. I also prefer to provide the plate, as shown in Fig. 1, with a depressed portion 14 stamped out in the form of theA frog of the horses foot, so `that the frog will lit snugly or neatly therein without undue pressure being exert` ed thereon. On the inner face of the plate I generally .provide a layer of some soft material 15, such as felt, which will cushion the 'pressure of the plate and shoe on the horses hoof.

As shown in Fig. 8, I have provided a lplate 9a which is fiat, instead of having a depressed portion, and is provided with a layer 16 of some suitable cushioning material.

I have, therefore, provided a simple and ei'iicient horseshoe having attachments which enable it to be used under many circumstances to provide `a comfortable shoe for the horse, and one which will enable the horse to be handled with the highest degree of eliiciency with regard to the condition of his feet so that he will not be subject to the usual troubles which are caused by the poor condition of a horses feet.

W'hat I claim is:

1. A horseshoe which includes a plate disposed across between the parts of the shoe to cover the open space formed therebetween, a removable toe piece, means for fastening the toe piece tothe shoe, and means on the plate to engage with the rst-men tioned means whereby the same means will hold the toe piece and plate to the shoe.

2. A horseshoe which includes a plate disposed across between the parts of the slice to cover the open space formed tlierebetween, a removable toe piece, means for :tastening the toe piece to the shoe, means on the plate to engage with the first-mentioned ineans whereby the same means will hold the toe piece and plate to the shoe, and means formed on the heel of the shoe to engage the other end of the plate to hold it in position.

3. A horseshoe which includes a removable toe piece, a toe clip extending upwardly from a portion thereof, a toe call; extending in the opposite direction from the Hsaine portion, a portion extending rearwardly from the toe piece having an aperture therein to receive a set-screw or bolt to tasten'the toe piece to the shoe, and a pair oi' rearwardly extending ears on the ends of the toel piece on opposite sides of said portion, said ears adapted to assist in the disposal or' the toe piece on the shoe, said ears spaced apart from the above-mentioned portion to permit the toe piece to be bent to conform to different shapes ot shoes.

11. A horseshoe which includes turnedover heel calks spaced apart from the heel vto lorin a space therebetween, a plate disposed across the shoe to cover the opening therein, and a bar at the rear end of said plate having end portions extending into the space between the heel calks and the heels olf the shoe to aline the plate properly on the sioe.

5. A horseshoe which includes turnedover heel calks spaced apart from the heel to form a space therebetween, a plate disposed across the shoe to cover the opening therein, a bar at the rear end of said plate having end portions extending into the space between the heel calks and the heels of the shoe to aline the plate properly on the shoe, and a pair of gripping plates disposed along the underface of the shoe, said plates having shoulders against Which the ends of saidk bar rest to limit the movement of the bar.

6. A horseshoe which ineludes turnedover heel ealks spaced apart from the heel to 'form a space therebetween, a. plate disposed aeross the shoe to cover the opening therein, a bar at the rear-end of said plate having end portions extending into the space between the heel ealks and the heels of the shoe to aline the plate properly on the shoe, a pair of gripping plates disposed along the under face of the shoe, said plates having shoulders against Which the ends of said bar rest to liniit the movement of the bar, an eX- tension on the forward end of said plate having an aperture therein, said shoe having an aperture to be alined with said firstnientioned aperture, and a bolt to pass through said apertures to hold the plate to the shoe.

WILLIAM J. CAHILL. 

